wildflower
noun
wild·flow·er
ˈwī(-ə)ld-ˌflau̇(-ə)r 
: the flower of a wild or uncultivated plant or the plant bearing it
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a field full of wildflowers
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The colors are richly saturated, and when something catches Ryan’s eye—say, a bee alighting on a wildflower—the images shimmer with an almost radioactive intensity.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
With stems that can grow from 18 inches to 4 feet tall, these flowers mix well with other native wildflowers, like black-eyed Susans and goldenrod, as well as other sun-lovers like lavender and salvia.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
No one has seen a wildflower in two years.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Jordan worked closely with Acosta on two wines from a base of Petit Manseng and Vidal Blanc—a still white infused with local pine cones, and a pét-nat infused with wine berries and Virginia wildflower honey.
—Osayi Endolyn, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Oct. 2025
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
With stems that can grow from 18 inches to 4 feet tall, these flowers mix well with other native wildflowers, like black-eyed Susans and goldenrod, as well as other sun-lovers like lavender and salvia.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
No one has seen a wildflower in two years.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Jordan worked closely with Acosta on two wines from a base of Petit Manseng and Vidal Blanc—a still white infused with local pine cones, and a pét-nat infused with wine berries and Virginia wildflower honey.
—Osayi Endolyn, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wildflower
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“Wildflower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wildflower. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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